וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ הַבַּ֗יִת וְהֽוּא־שֹׁכֵ֤ב עַל־מִטָּתֹו֙ בַּחֲדַ֣ר מִשְׁכָּבֹ֔ו וַיַּכֻּ֨הוּ֙ וַיְמִתֻ֔הוּ וַיָּסִ֖ירוּ אֶת־רֹאשֹׁ֑ו וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אֶת־רֹאשֹׁ֔ו וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ דֶּ֥רֶךְ הָעֲרָבָ֖ה כָּל־הַלָּֽיְלָה׃
And they came into the house, and he was lying on his bed in his bedroom, and they struck him and put him to death and removed his head. And they took his head and went by the way of the ʿArava all the night.
Morphology
- וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (vayyavoʾu) – Root: בוא; Form: Wayyiqtol (Qal imperfect 3mp); Translation: “And they came”; Notes: Sequential narrative action.
- הַבַּ֗יִת (ha-bayit) – Root: בית; Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the house”; Notes: The home of Ish-Boshet.
- וְהֽוּא־שֹׁכֵ֤ב (ve-hu shokhev) – Root: שכב; Form: Pronoun + Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “and he was lying”; Notes: Describes his position.
- עַל־מִטָּתֹו֙ (ʿal-mittato) – Root: מטה; Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular + 3ms suffix; Translation: “on his bed”; Notes: Indicates location.
- בַּחֲדַ֣ר מִשְׁכָּבֹ֔ו (ba-ḥadar mishkavo) – Root: חדר / שכב; Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular + construct noun + 3ms suffix; Translation: “in his bedroom”; Notes: Compound noun structure.
- וַיַּכֻּ֨הוּ֙ (vayyakkuhu) – Root: נכה; Form: Wayyiqtol (Hifil imperfect 3mp + 3ms suffix); Translation: “and they struck him”; Notes: Violent action.
- וַיְמִתֻ֔הוּ (vayyemituhu) – Root: מות; Form: Wayyiqtol (Hifil imperfect 3mp + 3ms suffix); Translation: “and they put him to death”; Notes: Execution action.
- וַיָּסִ֖ירוּ (vayyasirū) – Root: סור; Form: Wayyiqtol (Hifil imperfect 3mp); Translation: “and they removed”; Notes: Refers to beheading.
- אֶת־רֹאשֹׁ֑ו (et-rosho) – Root: ראשׁ; Form: Definite direct object marker + noun masculine singular + 3ms suffix; Translation: “his head”; Notes: Direct object of “removed.”
- וַיִּקְחוּ֙ (vayyiqḥu) – Root: לקח; Form: Wayyiqtol (Qal imperfect 3mp); Translation: “and they took”; Notes: Continuation of narrative.
- אֶת־רֹאשֹׁ֔ו (et-rosho) – Root: ראשׁ; Form: As above; Translation: “his head”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis.
- וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ (vayyeleḵu) – Root: הלך; Form: Wayyiqtol (Qal imperfect 3mp); Translation: “and they went”; Notes: Action following the murder.
- דֶּ֥רֶךְ הָעֲרָבָ֖ה (derekh ha-ʿAravah) – Root: דרך / ערבה; Form: Noun masculine singular construct + noun feminine singular with article; Translation: “by the way of the ʿAravah”; Notes: Indicates travel route.
- כָּל־הַלָּֽיְלָה (kol-ha-laylah) – Root: כל / לילה; Form: Construct noun + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “all the night”; Notes: Duration of their journey.